Dewilde Family Crest and Last Name Background

Here is a quick, evidence-based look at the Dewilde surname.

• About 763 people in the United States were recorded as Dewilde in 2010, placing it 30,570 on the national list. That puts it among the top 50,000 US surnames. French civil records give 1,346 births under the name Dewilde from 1891 to 2000, peaking in 1961–1970.
• Where a surname's origin is uncertain, as with Dewilde, the best clues come from your own ancestors' parish and civil records.
• Local archives often hold baptisms and marriages that never reached online indexes.

Heraldry and the Dewilde name

There is no single Dewilde family crest for all bearers; the honest first step is to find out which Dewilde line, if any, bore arms. Want more than a summary? See the Dewilde family name pack.